Use of dialysis educators beyond nurses and physicians and outcomes in patients with kidney failure

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 424-432

  Plantinga, Laura C ^b   Pham, Hoangmai H ^b   Fink, Nancy E ^b   Rubin, Haya R ^b   Jaar, Bernard G ^b   Powe, Neil R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Kidney failure; Nonmedical staff; Outcomes; Patient education; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORKER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444474948     PISSN: 15485595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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